Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-04
SENATE.

THURSDAY, March Sd.
The Senate met at 1:S0 P. NJ, the President in
| the chair
| The Committee on Irrigation reported favor
| bill
| The Committee on Public Buildings and
| Grounds reported favorably the bill providing
for certain stone walks and drives in the Capitol
| Park.
Murphy called attention TO the alleged fact
that S. B. 1874, duplicating the jute plant at San
| Quentin, and appropriating $4,000 therefor,
which passed the Senate several days ago. was
not transmitted to the Assembly as directed.
and moved the appointment of committee of
| two to inquire into the matter.
The Chair stated that all the clerks at the
desk were positive that the bill had been prop
| eIly transmitted:
| The motion prevailed and the Chair appointed
| Messrs. Patterson and Caminetti
| The attention of the Senate being called to
| the fact that this was the last statutory day of
the session, and that it was necessary to de-
| termine whether or not the committee clerks
shall be retained, the Senate voted to retain
| them.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
| the special order. the Glenn county bill.
Jones objected to the bill being read the Sec
ond time, and spoke at some length against its
passage.
Boggs explained his position in regard to the
matter. He had introduced the bill at the re-
quest OF a number of his constituents, and was
to that extent its author, although opposed to it
from the beginning. He consumed his allotted
l
clared that the people OF Colusa are opposed to
a division of the county, even a large number
OF the residents of the proposed new county. OF
| the 200 and odd signers of the petition for the
division nearly one-half are not taxpayers, and
nearly 200 are not on the Great Register.
| Goucher spoke i'll favor of the BILL and read
| a number of letters written by Senator BOggs to
citizens of the proposed new county, which he
| claimed were to be construed as declaring his
| (Boggs') consent to the division. The territory
| embraced in the proposed new county has 1000
| DOpulatiOp and $40 900 0O0 of tayablp
and he thought the people of that section
should be permitted TO determine the matter for
themselves.
Boggs in reply, said he could satisfactorily ex-
plain his letters to any unprejudiced person. He
| then proceeded with his explanation, claiming
| that at no time was he friendly to the proposed
division. He also read dispatch from a Co
| lusa county Supervisor at Orland, to the effect
| that some days before election, he (Boggs) had
openly expressed himself as against division
| OF the county.
Gesford referred to an attack made upon him
in Colusa county paper, except for which he
would have remained silent and simply voted
for the bill. He charged that the attacks upon
him in the Colusa Sun and Colusa Herald were
contemplate and malicious. 1t was represented
that he had "sold out" ON this proposition, a
| charge that he hurled back upon its authors
with unutterable scorn and contempt.
Steele opposed the bill as matter of princi
pie He was simply opposed to dividing
sparsely settled county, as it would create oner
GUS burdens npon the people.
Goucher again took the floor, and charged
| Senator BOggs with having used the patronage
of the State Prison for the purpose of securing
votes against the bill.
BoggS denied the charge saying that positions
| as guardsmen had been solicited at his hands,
and he had recommended persons-friends OF
| Senators and others-wthout auy reference
having been made to votes against the bill.
Wilson spoke at some length against the di.
| vision. He argued that the question should be
| submitted to the people of the whole county,
who were all interested financially and other
wise. The principle involved is the very one
| that has agitated this country for half cent
ury-the principle that was involved ID the war
| for secession, and which had brought the God
dess of Liberty in tears at the feet OF the world.
| Gesford replied to Wilson, denying that there
was anything smacking of the secession idea
| in the proposed division of Cousa county. He
quoted from a decision of the Supreme Court
| showing that the rule had been in former cases
of this kind that the questions at issue were
properly and legally settled by the votes of the
people of proposed new counties, and not by
the entire original county.
Abbott said his friend from San Francisco
(Wilson) was very good fellow Republican,
and he usually voted with him, but he regretted
| in this case to see him drag into the Senate
chamber that old bloody shirt, which had done
so much service on the stump in the last twenty
years The new county does not propose to set
up new government against the State, with
slavery as the cornerstone. There was nothing
In this secession business at all All great States
had been, or would be. divided, aud many of
our counties must be divided. One of these
days this great State of California will be di-
vided. 1t had been shown that the taxes of the
old county would not be increased dollar by
the proposed division. The chief opposition to
the bill comes from nonresident landholders,
while nearly the entire population of the pro-
posed new county favor the division.
The roll was then called on the second read |
ing of the bill, with the following result:
Ayes-Abbott, Briceland, Clunie, Crandall |
Gesford, Goucher, Lenahan, Mccarthy, Melon
der, Roth Spellacy. Sullivan, Waliath, Yell-ls |
Noes-Boggs, Bowers, Byrnes, Caminetti, |
Chandler, Conklin Crimmins Dixon, Dray, |
Hall, Haynes, Hnshaw, Jones' Langford, Nc
Cudden, Rose, Sargent, Steele, White, WILSON, |
20.
Goucher changed his vote from aye to no and |
gave notice of motion TO reconsider.
Patterson moved to take up the motion to re- |
consider the vote by which the Senate passed |
bill No 81, the debris dam bill
Chandler moved TO postpone the matter until
$50 p. NJ. So ordered.
Mofitt introduced tout of order) two bills ap- |
propriating 81, 157 10 meet the salaries of mem
bers and attaches for the remainder of the term.
The Constitution was suspended, the bills |
read three times and passed.
s. B. 27i to encourage aud provide for gen.
eral vaccination, Was taken up and on motion |
of Murphy, the enacting clause was stricken |
out.
These bills were passed:
A. B. s, relating to insurance; A. B. ., author |
izing corporations to act as executors aud in
other capat tiles; A. B. TO- relating to investment
of capital stock and Accommodations of insurance |
companies S. B. 254 relating to the correction |
of the eastern boundary line of the State; S. B.
1893, defining the crime OF rape s. B. pa, provid-
ing two additional clerks for the State Control
ler's Office.
Haynes offered resolution declaring, as |
case of urgency, 5. b. 1927, granting to the Gov
eminent certain tide lands in Humboldt Bay, |
for the purpose of constructing thereon break |
water The resolution was adopted, the bill read |
the required number of times, and passed.
Alter wrangle, lasting for about an hour, |
over motions for adjournment, recess etc, at |
$50 the Senate adjourned until the following |
morning at TO O'Clock.